Past tense of waylay

Forms of waylay

Less standard forms: waylayed (nonstandard).

Waylaid in a sentence

• While Dawson—golden, omeletless Dawson—fretted and worried, and waylaid every chance arrival for word of him.1903 March, Jack London, “The One Thousand Dozen”, in The National Magazine […], volume XVII, number 6, Boston, Mass.: W. W. Potter Co....
• The pet book produced, the librarian again starts phoneward, but is waylaid by the president of the student council.1947, Lucile Foster Fargo, The library in the school. From the entry phoneward
• Away the boy ran, never minding a stubbed toe or a heelful of thistles that waylaid his course, and, setting the broken fence-cap against a rail, came panting back.1973, Arthur W. Biddle, Paul A. Eschholz, The literature of Vermont: a sampler, page 185. From the entry heelful

Meaning of waylay

1. verb To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
2. verb To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

Full definition of waylay

Verbs like waylay

• say (said)
• pay (paid)
• lay (laid)
• hide (hid)
• slide (slid)
• repay (repaid)
• undo (undid)
• overlay (overlaid)
• redo (redid)

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Questions about the past tense of waylay

What is the past tense of waylay?

The past tense of waylay is waylaid.

What is the past participle of waylay?

The past participle of waylay is waylaid.

Is waylay a regular or irregular verb?

Waylay is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.

Is waylayed correct?

waylayed is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of waylay is waylaid.